Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Council of Arles
- The End of the Abbey
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Alcuin of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Norman Window Frame
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Castle
- The Mansion House
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- New Earswick
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Statue of the God Mars